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- March 2017 (Revised April 2021)
- Module Note
Responsibilities to Society
By: Nien-hê Hsieh
This module note for students outlines an approach to help managers deliver on their responsibilities in relation to society. The approach frames these responsibilities in terms of potential harms to third parties beyond investors, customers, and employees. The... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Political Activity; Corporate Social Responsibility; Human Rights; Role Of Business In Society; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Ethics; Business and Community Relations; Rights; Society
Hsieh, Nien-hê. "Responsibilities to Society." Harvard Business School Module Note 317-065, March 2017. (Revised April 2021.)
- September 1997
- Case
Siam Cement Group, The: Corporate Philosophy (C)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Prompilai Khunaphante
In November 1996, the board of directors of Thailand's Siam Cement Group approves a policy spelling out the extent to which code of ethics shall be applied in joint venture and contractor relationships. View Details
Keywords: Joint Ventures; Policy; Ethics; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Governing and Advisory Boards; Construction Industry; Thailand
Paine, Lynn S., and Prompilai Khunaphante. "Siam Cement Group, The: Corporate Philosophy (C)." Harvard Business School Case 398-020, September 1997.
- Web
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Inclusion Society is expecting businesses to help involve everyone in the benefits of economic growth. Ethical AI As artificial intelligence becomes integral to View Details
- April 2020 (Revised April 2023)
- Supplement
TransDigm in 2017: The Beginning of the End or the End of the Beginning?
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Daniel Fisher
TransDigm was a highly acquisitive company that manufactured a wide range of highly engineered aerospace parts for both military and commercial customers. Over the ten years ending in 2016, its stock price had increase ten times, and both EBITDA and revenues had grown... View Details
- 06 May 2025
- Video
IKEA’s climate transformation journey with CEO Jesper Brodin
- Program
Competing in the Age of AI—Virtual
capabilities that can help your business succeed in today's data-driven environments, you will discover how you can lead your company's transformation into an AI-first leader. Along with learning how to unlock new growth potential, you... View Details
- 29 Nov 2017
- Research & Ideas
How to Succeed in Business (According to a 15th Century Trade Merchant)
broader potential as a societal goal,” says Reinert. “You needed to be wealthy to give to others. Instead of conquering, you could achieve greatness through excellence in trade.” “They incorporated business... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 30 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Future of IT Consulting
The explosion of "computer-to-computer" communication in the twenty-first century is triggering a growth phase for IT consultants. Harvard Business School professor Richard Nolan and HBS... View Details
- 15 Feb 2021
- News
Revealed: The Army of Big Tech Lobbyists Targeting Capitol Hill
- December 12, 2024
- Article
6 Lessons from Companies That Shut Down Their Business in Russia
By: Kalle Heikkinen, William R. Kerr, Mika Malin, Panu Routila and Joel Ryynänen
Increasingly, companies are being pressured to decouple from regions that customers, employees, politicians, advocacy groups, and even leaders deem politically fraught. This can pose a dilemma for executives, as research both shows that fast decision-making is vital,... View Details
Heikkinen, Kalle, William R. Kerr, Mika Malin, Panu Routila, and Joel Ryynänen. "6 Lessons from Companies That Shut Down Their Business in Russia." Harvard Business Review (website) (December 12, 2024).
- 01 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
How Politics Drives Business Decisions in a Polarized Nation
at Harvard Business School. “Political polarization can create distortions within the economy,” says Kempf, one of the coauthors of the new review. “Partisanship seems to be a... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- Web
BiGS Fellows | Institute for Business in Global Society
BiGS Fellows The BiGS Visiting Fellows are scholarly researchers who focus on issues of business and society. Consisting of scholars who study climate change or racial equity,... View Details
- 2019
- Working Paper
Intelligent Design of Inclusive Growth Strategies
By: Robert S. Kaplan, George Serafeim and Eduardo Tugendhat
Improving corporate engagement with society, as advocated in the Business Roundtable’s 2019 statement, should not be viewed as a zero-sum proposition where attention to new stakeholders detracts from delivering shareholder value. Corporate programs for sustainable and... View Details
Keywords: Inclusion; Sustainability; Performance Measures; Environmental Sustainability; Social Issues; Strategy; Governance; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Stakeholder Relations
Kaplan, Robert S., George Serafeim, and Eduardo Tugendhat. "Intelligent Design of Inclusive Growth Strategies." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-050, October 2019.
- 2022
- Case
Marathon Petroleum and Southwest Detroit: The Intersection of Community and Environment
By: Andrew J. Hoffman
Environmental racism describes the unequal burden of environmental hazards placed on disadvantaged communities through systems, policies, and practices. In such a situation, these people disproportionately live close to sources of toxic waste-what are referred to as... View Details
Keywords: Environmental Regulation; Pollutants; Pollution; Equality and Inequality; Social Issues; Poverty; Race; Health Disorders; Ethics
Hoffman, Andrew J. "Marathon Petroleum and Southwest Detroit: The Intersection of Community and Environment." William Davidson Institute Case 2-652-482, 2022.
- November 1993 (Revised May 1994)
- Supplement
Dow Corning Corporation: Business Conduct and Global Values (A), Supplement
By: Lynn S. Paine
Describes the 1988 amendments to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977. View Details
Paine, Lynn S. "Dow Corning Corporation: Business Conduct and Global Values (A), Supplement." Harvard Business School Supplement 394-068, November 1993. (Revised May 1994.)
- March 2014 (Revised October 2014)
- Teaching Note
ISS A/S: The Buyout
By: Lucy White and Carsten Bienz
Provides the opportunity to value a leveraged buyout; and to examine the nature and extent of a company's responsibilities to its bondholders. Here, the context is a "going private" transaction in Europe, where the financing plan called for the addition to the... View Details
Keywords: LBO; Private Equity; Contracts; Global Business; International Business; Finance; Ethics; Law; Service Industry; Europe
- February 2014 (Revised October 2014)
- Case
ISS A/S: The Buyout
By: Clayton Rose, Carsten Bienz and Lucy White
Provides the opportunity to value a leveraged buy-out; and to examine the nature and extent of a company's responsibilities to its bondholders. Here, the context is a "going private" transaction in Europe, where the financing plan called for the addition to the... View Details
Keywords: LBO; Private Equity; Contracts; Global Business; International Business; Finance; Ethics; Law; Service Industry; Europe
Rose, Clayton, Carsten Bienz, and Lucy White. "ISS A/S: The Buyout." Harvard Business School Case 214-027, February 2014. (Revised October 2014.)
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Recruiting Full-Time Employees | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
for a fair and ethical recruiting process. Beginning in September you can interact with second-year students during the Networking Night or through a company presentation. Recruiting events for first-year students begin in November.... View Details
- Article
The Social Contract Model of Corporate Purpose and Responsibility
By: Nien-he Hsieh
Of the many developments in business ethics that Thomas Donaldson has helped pioneer, one is the application of social contract theory to address questions about the responsibilities of business actors. In Corporations and Morality, Donaldson develops one of the... View Details
Hsieh, Nien-he. "The Social Contract Model of Corporate Purpose and Responsibility." Business Ethics Quarterly 25, no. 4 (October 2015): 433–460. (DOI: 10.1017/beq.2016.1.)